More than 130 people on board a Cunard Cruise Line ship that left from Florida have mysteriously been struck down by a bout of diarrhea and vomiting, health officials said.
At least 120 passengers and 15 crew members traveling on the Queen Victoria have reported falling ill since the voyage set off on January 22, the the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an alert on Wednesday.
The cause of the gastrointestinal illness wasn’t immediately known.
Ferocious storm floods cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico: video
The main symptoms among those on board the vessel included diarrhea and vomiting, the CDC noted.
In response to the mysterious outbreak, the CDC said the cruise line had isolated the sick passengers and crew, and “increased cleaning and disinfection procedures according to the ship’s outbreak prevention and response plan.”
The health agency’s Vessel Sanitation Program is currently monitoring the situation on board, the CDC added.
Carnival cruise ship crew rescues two kayakers stranded in Gulf of Mexico